Help with Leshiy1 Classic

Here's a little more info about that little red tomcat and his knowledge and influence.

The (occasional) problem with a Leshiy1 was actually mainly in the hinge block and in that block's locking mechanism.

So what actually happened? If you set the L1 to high power and fired... the hinge would sometimes pop open. It wasn't a dangerous situation because the shot had already been fired and the pellet was already hurtling toward the muzzle. But as an avid Edgunista, it really annoyed me!

I just couldn’t figure out why that was happening. The “Eureka” moment came when I was tinkering with the red cat at the dining table. The spring that pushed the locking piece forward had thick coils and felt as stiff as the rear suspension on my Kreidler Florett. (People of my generation will remember it.) The solution was a small spacer ring placed under that spring in the spring chamber. I tried that, and voilà… That was the solution. That’s how I managed to fix about a dozen Leshiys for the buyers.

How did that little kitten (still missing an eye here) know that? I have no idea. I don't know what kind of training he had.. He was a foundling—a stroke of luck. He was found a few years ago on a cold September morning around 5 a.m. at a carp pond near Drimmelen. I went there to drop off my son and set up a tent for the rest of the fishing days and nights.

In the soggy pasture, we were distracted by a shrill sound. It sounded like an animal in distress. Maybe it had gotten caught in a rat trap? I went searching in the misty darkness with a flashlight, and… there it came running! Only a few weeks old and probably abandoned in the countryside by an owner who didn’t want a kitten with a disability.

Well, we're happy with it, and just look at how much inspiration an animal like that can provide!